After Old Zhang finished the introductions, he said to Lu Ao, "Lu Ao, stick with Captain Wen and stay safe."
Lu Ao replied, "Okay."
Old Wen asked, "Have you carried a scuba tank before?"
"I have. I'm okay with it."
"That's good." Old Wen smiled heartily. "Just follow me later. As long as we operate properly, there won't be much danger, so don't worry."
Lu Ao nodded.
Once everyone had packed up, they wasted no time lining up to board the vehicles and head for the dock.
Little Du came over to squeeze into the same vehicle as Lu Ao and handed him a large bag. "I bought you breakfast. I got five portions, but I wasn't sure whether you'd like it."
The others in the vehicle found that rather surprising.
Old Gao in particular turned around to stare at them in the back seat. "So that's why you specifically saved an extra bag. You brought it for Lu Ao?"
Little Du's honey-colored skin reddened slightly. "I mooched off Lu Ao's late-night snack yesterday."
Lu Ao did not eat in the vehicle.
Once they reached the dock and transferred onto the boat, Little Du could not resist showing off. "Try it. The rice noodles here are really good."
Old Gao added, "Go ahead and eat, Lu Ao. It'll take more than twenty minutes to reach the target waters."
So Lu Ao ate breakfast in a corner of the fishing boat.
Little Du had not exaggerated. The rice noodles he bought were indeed delicious, with a faint fragrance of rice. The minced meat and noodles went perfectly together, not to mention the scallion oil drizzled over them.
Lu Ao ate one portion after another and finished all five bowls of rice noodles in no time.
Seeing how much he enjoyed them,